Hit the Target
In this lesson, students will explore the range of a marble that rolls down a ramp and off a table. The goal is for students to develop a mathematical model that will allow them to hit a target placed on the floor on the first try.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hit-the-target
Impulse of a Force
In this lesson, students will explore the impulse produced by a cart when it hits a stationary wall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/impulse-of-a-force
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Bouncing Back
In this activity, students will be using the motion sensor as a sonar detector, through air to locate and identify a missing object in a box.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-tinspiresuptmsup--case-2-bouncing-back
Focusing on Light
In this activity, students explore the reflection of light by parabolic and semicircular mirrors. They begin by exploring reflection using a series of flat mirrors that are attached to one another to create a flexible mirror that can simulate a curved mirror. Students then explore reflection by a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/focusing-on-light
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Name That Tune
In this activity, students will analyze sound waves to calculate the frequency, or pitch, of musical notes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-tinspiresuptmsup--case-3-name-that-tune
Thermodynamics Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Physics: Thermodynmaics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/thermodynamics-assessment
Damped and Driven Harmonic Motion
Students explore the properties of waveforms representing damped and driven simple harmonic motion. First, they identify the functional form of the damping in a simple harmonic oscillator. Then, they discover the relationship between the driving frequency, the fundamental frequency, and the dampi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/damped-and-driven-harmonic-motion
Hot Air, Cold Body: Using Newton's law of cooling to determine time of death
Use Newton's law of cooling to narrow down the number of suspects by determining when the victim was killed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hot-air--cold-body
Electricity and Magnetism Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Physics: Electricity and Magnetismhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electricity-and-magnetism-assessment
Electromagnetism
Students use an animated diagram of a magnetic field and a coil. Students rotate the coil and determine the number of magnetic field lines passing through the coil at a given angle. Students graph the relationship and then consider the rate of change of the magnetic field.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electromagnetism
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Flipping Coins
In this activity, students will explore the concept of density and use it to distinguish between pennies minted in different years.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-4-flipping-coins
Electromagnets
In this activity, students will create a solenoid-type electromagnet using two different methods of coiling the wire around the core. They will use a sensor to determine the relationship between the number of turns of wire and the magnetic field strength for each method.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electromagnets
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Life in the Fast Lane
In this activity, students will investigate the coefficient of friction and use it to determine the speed of a vehicle from the distance of its skid.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-13-life-in-the-fast-lane
Energy of Free Oscillations
Students explore energy transformation and energy conservation in simulated spring-mass oscillations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energy-of-free-oscillations
Entropy
In this activity, students will investigate entropy from the point of view of microstates, macrostates, and probability. The goal of the activity is to help students better understand the relationship between probability and entropy. Students will learn that, in the case of the second law of ther...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/entropy
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Hit and Run
In this activity, students will learn displacement, velocity, and acceleration are related quantities. Students will explore how patterns in one measurement can be used to predict patterns in the others.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti-nspire--case-file--hit-and-run
Classification Assessment
This TI-Nspire question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Life Science: Classification.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classification-assess_mg
Photosynthesis Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Biology: Photosynthesis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/photosynthesis-assessment
First Law of Thermodynamics
In this activity, students explore the first law of thermodynamics and apply it to various thermodynamics processes in order to calculate heat, work, and changes in internal energy of a very simple system: an ideal gas enclosed in a container fitted with a movable piston.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/first-law-of-thermodynamics
Translation Mutation
In this lesson, students will explore how gene mutations that are located on chromosomes result in harmful effects.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/translation-mutation
Mendelian Genetics Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Biology: Genetics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mendelian-genetics-assessment
DIY Mood Ring with TI-Innovator™
In this TI-Innovator™ STEM project, students are given the challenge to design and build a digital mood ring using a pipe cleaner and a temperature sensor. This project is compatible with the TI-Nspire CX or TI-84 Plus CE handhelds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diy-mood-ring-with-ti@innovator
An Evolutionary Horse Race
In this lesson, students will investigate and analyze the anatomical similarities and differences between modern and ancient organisms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/an-evolutionary-horse-race
Human Body Assessment
This TI-Nspire question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Life Science: Human Body.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/human-body-assess_mg